118 Fenimore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The 4-story, 11-unit New Law Tenement building at 118 Fenimore Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by David Kramer, has experienced persistent maintenance issues, particularly in plumbing and electrical systems, over the past three years. The most recent service requests in 2025 indicate repeated difficulties with plumbing fixtures, including sinks and toilets, where HPD inspectors were unable to gain access for inspection on multiple occasions. The building has documented eight plumbing-related complaints since 2024, with four already closed in 2025.

Additional concerns include electrical issues, with multiple complaints about lighting and outlets in late 2023 that inspectors could not access. The property has several open violations, including a C-class violation for mouse infestation in apartment 2C, and B and A-class violations related to waste disposal, a loose toilet in apartment 4C, and multiple issues in apartment 1A concerning water leaks, mold, and plaster damage. The building's maintenance history shows ongoing challenges with basic systems, including a heating/hot water emergency in December 2023 and refrigerator problems.

There are active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 regarding failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018 and 2019. While the building has consistently reported no bedbug infestations since 2019, and rodent inspections have shown varying results with a failure in 2017 and a pass in 2015, the pattern of maintenance issues suggests ongoing challenges with building systems. Recent permits issued in 2018-2020 indicate some attempts at system improvements, but the frequency of service requests and inspections suggests these may not have fully resolved the underlying issues.